Fall Meetings & Workshops, 2008

 
Team 1720 is building a large lighted ball for the City of Muncie, for New Year's Eve. Students learn skills that will be used to build a robot, including CAD, Lathe, Animation, Electrical, Film & Documentation, Programming, Mill, Website and more. Team 1720 also participates in monthly community service (Cardinal Greenway cleanup), and demos (4H Fair, Meridian Services' Fun Fair, school demos) and more.



Mentor Rick helps Delaware County 4H Fair visitors score points with Frodo
while young visitors drive Vex robots

Maya explains Frodo to young visitor to Delaware County 4H Fair




Young visitor tries her hand at driving VEX robot at 4H Fair


Sparky ready for action - prep for competition



Test wiring for NYE ball

Comparing wiring on Frodo with upcoming NYE project


Team 1720 has adopted a portion of the Cardinal Greenway - July's cleanup crew

Maya guides student operation of Frodo at
Meridian Services' "Fun Fair", Sept. 6

 

Nathan shows robot controls to young visitors to
Meridian Services' "Fun Fair" , Sept 6

Visitors to "Fun Fair" drive lego, Vex and large robots
as team members share the fun.
 

Lighs out - Lior tests wiring and soldering on one piece
(of 60) NYE ball sections

Joel and Nathan take a break from programming to examine
Joel's Scorpion robot




Robbie, soldering a circuit board for NYE ball

(Invisible) students present Team 1720's Robotics Club to IN Academy
at annual Club Fair (Ashley, Maya, Jackson & Seth assist)

 


Seth and Nathan carry sheet aluminum to cutting
area at Waterjet Cutting of Indianapolis


Mike Trapp, owner of Waterjet Cutting of Indianapolis, describes the process
of using sand and water to cut metal and other materials
 

Nearing the end


End product, 2.5 hours of cutting later: 78 triangles with 1170 holes!!
 

The Lineup: Joann, Eric J, Mike, Max & Ashley work on wiring

Seth & Joel (plus 2 Andrews, hidden) share FIRST, Frodo
& fun at BSU Tech4U Festival, Oct 23
     
     

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